. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. JULY TO OCTOBER. 175 Common Yarrow. Achillea Millefoliur/i, YarroAV is the common- est kind of a common weed, whose gray- white flower heads are utter- ly unattractive even to those who profess to be fond of flowers. But, before passing the weed in disdain, it will be worth our while to pick a small piece and place it under the glass for closer inspec- tion. Ah! what a change! —the uninteresting weed at once assumes an attractive look. The little gray cen- ters, which are called the flower heads, are minutely and perfectly formed, and are as sym
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. JULY TO OCTOBER. 175 Common Yarrow. Achillea Millefoliur/i, YarroAV is the common- est kind of a common weed, whose gray- white flower heads are utter- ly unattractive even to those who profess to be fond of flowers. But, before passing the weed in disdain, it will be worth our while to pick a small piece and place it under the glass for closer inspec- tion. Ah! what a change! —the uninteresting weed at once assumes an attractive look. The little gray cen- ters, which are called the flower heads, are minutely and perfectly formed, and are as symmetrically arranged as the markings on what we call "brain ; Around these flower heads are four, sometimes five, white rays. There is a pretty pink vari- ety of the yarrow, in which these rays instead of being. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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